An Engineering Grand Challenge-focused Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program: Purpose, Outcomes, and Evaluation (Evaluation)
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Tampa, Florida
- Publication Date
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June 15, 2019
- Start Date
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June 15, 2019
- End Date
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June 19, 2019
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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers
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Pre-College Engineering Education
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Page Count
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11
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--32059
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https://peer.asee.org/32059
- Download Count
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366
Paper Authors
Jerome P. Lavelle North Carolina State University
Jerome P. Lavelle is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering economic analysis, decision analysis, project management, leadership, engineering management and engineering education.
Laura Bottomley North Carolina State University
Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Elementary Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 20 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE and IEEE Fellow and PAESMEM awardee and has starred in a Super Bowl commercial.
Amber L. M. Kendall North Carolina State University
Amber Kendall is the Coordinator of STEM Partnership Development at The Engineering Place at North Carolina State University. She recently received her PhD from Tufts University, where she worked as a graduate research assistant with the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. She graduated from North Carolina State University as a Park Scholar with a BA in Physics, and spent several years teaching physics to high-school freshman. Amber's primary research interests include K-12 teacher professional development for integrated STEM curricula and elementary student engineering design thinking and practices. When she is not at work, Amber enjoys spending time with her family designing games, building LEGO, and fabricating costumes.
Matthew T. Stimpson North Carolina State University
Matthew Stimpson is the Director of Assessment in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at NC State University.
Abstract
This paper provides details on administering a NSF-funded Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site grant. The experience was organized with stratified laboratory research teams solving Engineering Grand Challenge-focused problems. Described here are the research questions and outcomes related to the development and impetus behind stratified teams, and how literature from a variety of disciplines suggests diversity of thought and viewpoint are strongly correlated to high function teams. Detailed also are the types of research activities the teams participated in, the content and focus of the professional development activities, and an overview of the developed lesson plans.
Lavelle, J. P., & Bottomley, L., & Kendall, A. L. M., & Stimpson, M. T. (2019, June), An Engineering Grand Challenge-focused Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program: Purpose, Outcomes, and Evaluation (Evaluation) Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32059
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